What color is #892B4E?

#892B4E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #892B4E?

The RGB value is 137, 43, 78: 137 red, 43 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #892B4E?

The complementary color is #2B8966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #892B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#892B4E color

#892B4E rgb(137, 43, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #892B4E is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 16.9% green and 30.6% blue (137, 43, 78).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 52% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Raspberry Romantic (#972B51), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#892B4E color codes

HEX	`#892B4E`
RGB	`rgb(137, 43, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 16.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 52%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 69%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.13, 42.88, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.13, 42.89, 1.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.556, 7.598, 8.012)`
Decimal	`8989518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #892B4E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #892B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#892B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #892B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #892b4e; }
.text { color: #892b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #892b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 43 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #892b4e, #89372b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #892B4E?: #892B4E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Raspberry Romantic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #892B4E?: The RGB value is 137, 43, 78: 137 red, 43 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #892B4E?: The complementary color is #2B8966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #892B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.